Hamas Condemns US Consular Services in Efrat Settlement as Dangerous Recognition of Occupation

The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas has issued a statement condemning the United States’ decision to provide consular services within the Efrat settlement located in the Gush Etzion bloc of the West Bank. This action is characterized as a dangerous precedent that aligns with the aggressive policies of settlement expansion by the occupying forces.

Hamas asserts that this move effectively legitimizes the settlements and affirms the dominance of the occupying regime over the West Bank. The statement highlights a glaring contradiction in Washington’s stance which publicly opposes the annexation of the West Bank while simultaneously engaging in actions that reinforce the annexation and consolidate Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied territories.